Accident Investigation Specialist (AIS)

1. OSHA Accident Investigation Framework

• OSHA investigation requirements and responsibilities
  
  
• Legal considerations and due diligence
  
  
• Incident classification and severity assessment
  
  
• Investigator roles, ethics, and objectivity
  
  

2. Evidence Collection & Scene Management

• Immediate response and scene preservation
  
  
• Physical, documentary, and digital evidence
  
  
• Witness interviewing techniques
  
  
• Chain of custody and documentation
  
  

3. Root Cause Analysis Techniques

• Immediate vs underlying vs root causes
  
  
• Human factors and organizational failures
  
  
• RCA tools (5 Whys, Fishbone, Event & Causal Analysis – applied)
  
  

Avoiding blame-based conclusions